TG4

No ghosts, vampires or mummies, RTÉ has told pitching producers. But as it plots its way out of its financial crisis, what type of stories is it bringing to viewers?

April 6th-12th: From Michael Douglas in Franklin to the big reveal in Home of the Year

Television: Irish landscape whisperer Magan addresses a singularly Irish subject – nobody does saintly relics like we do – with impressive gusto

Television review: TG4’s documentary rigorously tracks Finbar Cafferkey Cafferkey’s journey from Mayo to Bakhmut but fails to deliver any real sense of him as a person

Including Andrew Trimble: For Ulster and Ireland, High Road Low Road and more

Garda management have refused to compromise on the rigours of fitness test to join the force

Including the series finale of The Tourist, Chinook: Zulu Delta 576 and Selling Ireland’s Dream Homes

The TG4 series, Laochra Gael, which has become an invaluable archive of modern Gaelic games, will broadcast its 200th episode this March

State papers: Gerry Adams wrote to Irish and British governments about the TG4 issue in 2000, citing commitments in the Belfast Agreement

Television review: Parts of the documentary remind us of the sheer strangeness of Irish folklore

Obituary, Northern Lights, The Dry and Blue Lights brought a critical mass of quality to our screens in 2023, but future is far from certain

From new Dublin-based drama Northern Lights to Louis Theroux’s interview with reformed hellraiser Pete Doherty

From Liz Bonnin’s Caribbean adventure to the true story of an Irish serial killer in London

Powerscourt and Labour Party conference, Eoghan McCabe and interior design, TG4′s annual report, Stripe’s lobbying in Brussels, Fiona Muldoon’s UK roles and new festival of legal ideas

Disappointment in sector at additional allocation of €4.2 million in Budget 2024

Screen Ireland welcomes increase in expenditure cap to €125m amid ‘all-time high’ for film and TV budgets

It was a jaw-dropping moment that makes you wonder about the cultural diet of our political leaders. Never mind: here are some recommendations to get them back on track

From boozing Boris in Partygate to the treacherous tech-fuelled modern dating game in Fool for Love

TG4′s new venture promises to bring playhouses, water games and Nuacht for children through ‘fun and colourful experience’ on screen

Planet Business: Burger King’s Whopper lawsuit, an Australian central banker’s climate warning and industry-themed TV